| Firefox 2.0.0.4 bug-fix release available |
May 31, 2007
 Mozilla today released Firefox 2.0.0.4, the latest update to the group's flagship browser, which fixes several security flaws and improves support for Windows Vista. For the first time, this upgrade also will be offered to users of Firefox 1.5.0.12 via the 1.5 software update system, a company spokesperson said.
Most existing Firefox 2 users will be alerted to the new version by the software update feature built into the browser. This is intended to get all Firefox users on the latest version so that Mozilla can end its support for Firefox 1.5, the spokesperson said.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Mozilla also rolled out updates affecting the Thunderbird email client and SeaMonkey, the company's web application suite.
The Mozilla Security Advisories web page lists six patches, one of them critical. The advisories are:- MFSA 2007-12: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.12/1.8.1.4); this one was marked "critical"
- MFSA 2007-13: Persistent Autocomplete Denial of Service
- MFSA 2007-14: Path Abuse in Cookies
- MFSA 2007-15: Security Vulnerability in APOP Authentication
- MFSA 2007-16: XSS using addEventListener
- MFSA 2007-17: XUL Popup Spoofing
Also, for the first time, localized Afrikaans and Belarusian editions are available.
The Firefox 2.0.0.4 Release Notes have more details about this release.
Firefox 2.0.0.4 is now available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X for free download, here. It's a 5.7 MB file.
For those wishing to be on the cutting edge of the browser wars, a Firefox 3 alpha is now available for testing purposes. You can grab that one here.
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